Page 846 - Week 06 - Tuesday, 25 July 1989
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failed to take any part whatsoever in the discussions, even though the original proposal flowed from discussions that I had with him, I think, Mr Speaker, is unreasonable; it does him no credit, and I think in all sincerity, Mr Speaker, he should be asked to withdraw that imputation of impropriety.
MR COLLAERY: I wish to make a personal explanation. I claim to have been misrepresented by the Liberal leader.
MR SPEAKER: Please proceed, Mr Collaery.
MR COLLAERY: Did you say, "Please be seated", Mr Speaker?
MR SPEAKER: Please proceed.
MR COLLAERY: Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thought I had missed my chance. The Liberal leader has imputed a number of factors; he has quoted wildly dates and meetings, none of which we can confirm in this Assembly this afternoon.
Mr Kaine: I just gave the facts, Mr Speaker.
MR COLLAERY: The facts of the matter are - - -
Mr Kaine: I rise on a point of order, Mr Speaker. My personal explanation was on the basis of having been misrepresented. I will not sit here and again be misrepresented by this member. I think that he has to be called to order, and he has to be asked to justify himself.
MR COLLAERY: I rise to justify myself, and I appreciate the invitation from the Liberal leader. Mr Speaker, I was sitting with one of the Liberal leader's team yesterday when we found we will not sit for a month - a month when there are some important Bills before this Assembly.
Mr Whalan: I rise on a point of order. The point on which Mr Collaery has risen is in relation to misrepresentation. He is now seeking to debate once again the issue which he raised during question time. Mr Speaker, I would ask you - plead with you - to call this man to order.
MR SPEAKER: Mr Collaery, please stick to the point to which you rose to speak.
MR COLLAERY: Thank you, Mr Speaker. I take the points raised by Mr Kaine and Mr Whalan on this issue, and I address my comments to both of them, of course, and to the house generally. Mr Speaker, I claim to have been misrepresented in that Mr Kaine has suggested that I agreed, either by default or by tacit consent, to a sitting schedule about which the Rally found out only yesterday.
Mr Kaine: I rise on a point of order, Mr Speaker. That is an outright lie, that he found out about it only yesterday. He has the exchange of letters between the Chief Minister and me. It is simply untrue for him to say that he found out about it only yesterday. I simply do not believe it,
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